Legal Opinion
Brady v. Fort Bend County
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 27, 1998No. 96-20886PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KING, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Fort Bend County appeals the district court’s entry of judgment in favor of plaintiffs Kenneth Craig Brady, Guy “Nubbin” Chamblee, Bobby Lee Evans, William Fortenberry, James Leach, Stephen Leon Skinner, and Antonio O. Rosas based upon a jury verdict in favor of plaintiffs on their claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that R. George Molina, the former sheriff of Fort Bend County, failed to rehire them based upon their exercise of their First Amendment rights of free speech and association. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm the district court’s judgment.
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